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Citizen Vigilante (2026)

Directed by:
Uwe Boll

COUNTRY
Croatia/Germany

Genre
Action/Vigilante

NORWEGIAN TITLE
Citizen Vigilante

RUNNING TIME
89 minutes

Produced by:
Uwe Boll
Boris Velican

Written by:
Uwe Boll


Cast includes:

CHARACTER ACTOR/ACTRESS RATING

Michael Sanders

Armie Hammer
Interpol Regional Chief Henry Costas Mandylor ½
Elsa Désirée Giorgetti -
Manager Owen Steffen Mennekes -
SWAT Leader Pierre Neb Chupin -

Yusuf

Mukit Abdul Hamid -
Ibrahim Fares Mongy -
Raped Girl Dora Dimic Rakar -

 

Review

Granted, it’s a right-wing propaganda movie, set in Europe, addressing the issue of immigrants’ disproportionate crime rate in recent years. And yet, despite its unsubtle messaging, the problem with Citizen Vigilante mainly lies elsewhere than in its themes, such as the subpar craftsmanship, underdeveloped characters and poor storytelling. Armie Hammer’s lead performance is an odd combination of hapless and cocksure, which makes the character of Michael Sanders neither fish nor fowl. Hammer remains a plot device, there to hammer home filmmaker Uwe Boll’s convictions. It’s a method that doesn’t really achieve anything – and certainly not with any hint of elegance or subtlety. Boll tries to stand on the shoulders of Michael Winner's Death Wish, but only reaches its knees at best.

Copyright © 11.07.2026 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang

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